DNA vector-based RNA interference to study gene function in cancer

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 64, 2012, Pages 1-

  Stovall, Daniel B ^a   Wan, Meimei ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Dubey, Purnima ^a   Sui, Guangchao ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer biology; Gene silencing; Genetics; Issue 64; Medicine; Mouse xenograft; RNAi; ShRNA; Tumor formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863738521     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4129     Document Type: Article

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